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cold nights on October 15, 16, 17. Much rain and 

 snow, October 30. A terrible flood at Derby, Novem- 

 ber 5. December a warm month (Lowe). 



The coldest year between 1695 and 1742 (Lowe). 



Rainfall at Townley, 41*0 in., but little rain in January, 

 February, May, and June (R. Townley). 



Rainfall at Upminster 24*5 in. (Derhani). 



Wheat, 68s. $d. per qr. of nine bushels (Smith). 



Wheat, 6oj-. yd. per qr. (Tovey). 



A comet (Townsend). 



A very wet summer (Tooke). 



April 21. An exceeding sharp and cold season. 

 May 8. An extraordinary great frost and snow, nipping 

 the corn and other fruits. Corn at 9^. the bushel- 

 December 1 8. Very warm but exceeding stormy (Evelyn). 



Labourers' wages, %d. per day. Deficient harvest 

 (Farmers' Almanack). 



45 s. considered good rent for a cow, it formerly yielded 

 less; i cwt. skim cheese, 14-$-. ; 70 Ibs. butter, 235. 4^. ; 

 calf, 1 6s. ; pig, ; 2 gallons of milk daily (Lisle). 



August 6. Biggest raindrops known. The most rain 

 last four months known, whole fields of corn spoilt. 

 The first wheat cut in the middle of September, and much 

 barley in swathe in December. In the north much corn 

 ungot at Christmas, and in Scotland corn was reaped in 

 January, 1699, and the snow beaten off it. Bread made 

 of it fell to pieces and tasted sweet like malt. 



January. Much snow in deep drifts, and all the month 

 ice on the water. 24th. Barometer lower than ever 

 seen, 27-80 (Derhani). 

 1699 Wheat, 645. per qr. of nine bushels (Smith). 



Wheat, 5 6s. tod. per qr. (Tovey). 



February 7th was a terrible storm that did much 

 damage, W.N.W. (Derham). 



February 19. A most furious wind, such as has not 

 happened for many years, doing great damage to houses 



